Klogue1
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I found a homemade clay hide recipe on a snake forum as I was googling, and decided to try it myself. I forget the original thread, but nothing but the pictures belong to me 
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Mix and bake on 250* for 30 minutes. Pull it out then flip it over, bake for another hour or until fully hardened.
When fully hardened, use Krylon waterproof paint or other reptile-safe waterproof paint. Let it sit and dry, then let it air out for a while.
I found it easy to simply roll out the dough and lay it on top of a bread tin turned upside down. That way it held shape until I could remove it and place it in by itself.
The dough is kind of thin at first, I had to add more flour to make it thicker. I'd say I used 3 or 3 1/2 cups unlike the original recipe. It did crack a little around the opening, but not enough to destroy it or cause damage if the gecko rubbed against it. It's not sharp, just sort of sits there a millimeter away from where it came off.
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy69/SweetxKairi/e0c1b581.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy69/SweetxKairi/8895e39e.jpg
It looks tan, but it's actually yellow because the store didn't have any dark red or brown. :S If anybody has had experience making clay hides, tips are appreciated! Or even let me know if you think I should use it. I mostly did it for fun, but I think it looks a lot better than a plastic hamster hut.
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Mix and bake on 250* for 30 minutes. Pull it out then flip it over, bake for another hour or until fully hardened.
When fully hardened, use Krylon waterproof paint or other reptile-safe waterproof paint. Let it sit and dry, then let it air out for a while.
I found it easy to simply roll out the dough and lay it on top of a bread tin turned upside down. That way it held shape until I could remove it and place it in by itself.
The dough is kind of thin at first, I had to add more flour to make it thicker. I'd say I used 3 or 3 1/2 cups unlike the original recipe. It did crack a little around the opening, but not enough to destroy it or cause damage if the gecko rubbed against it. It's not sharp, just sort of sits there a millimeter away from where it came off.
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy69/SweetxKairi/e0c1b581.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy69/SweetxKairi/8895e39e.jpg
It looks tan, but it's actually yellow because the store didn't have any dark red or brown. :S If anybody has had experience making clay hides, tips are appreciated! Or even let me know if you think I should use it. I mostly did it for fun, but I think it looks a lot better than a plastic hamster hut.
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